If you want to search and locate files on your computer fast, and by fast I mean lightning fast, you must try Locate32.

Locate32 is a desktop seach tool that lets you search for files and folders on your hard drive and other locations with lightning speed. It uses databases to store information about directory structures and then utilizes them when you search for something. If this rings a bell and makes you think about Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop, then you are not far wrong except that Locate32 is a lot faster and lighter.

Google Desktop has so many excellent – and highly useful – features. It’s easily my favorite tool for indexing the massive amount of data I keep scattered around the various folders on my computer, and it’s a lot less painful than actually taking the time to sort everything myself.

It really is a tremendous productivity booster and deserves a place on any serious professional’s desktop - if not for the usefulness, then why not for some less-serious, completely fun gadgets!